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Cornwall vs Addison vs Calais
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornwall has the most expensive homes ($458k median).
Addison has the most affordable homes ($362k median).
Calais has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Cornwall | Addison | Calais |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208 |
1,175Lowest |
1,713Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
-0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
| Addison and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3 VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±5.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.7%±6.1 VT: 21.4% |
27.1%±1.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Addison and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7% VT: 43.8% |
40.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.3 VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Calais and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$106,667±$7k 31% above VT |
$100,625±$27kLowest 24% above VT |
| Cornwall and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$362,200±$23kLowest 14% above VT |
$390,300±$36k 23% above VT |
| Cornwall and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$206Lowest 9% below VT |
$2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$1,408±$392 14% above VT |
| Addison and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$5,831Lowest 16% above VT |
$6,586 31% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.9%±62.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.5% VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
89.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
28 min 18% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.